Tom Smith, former Scotland captain and Lions prop, reveals cancer diagnosis
(The Guardian Sports News)

Forty-eight-year-old´s cancer has spread to liver and brainSmith: `I want to do the right thing for my family´The former Scotland captain Tom Smith, who won 61 international caps between 1997 and 2005 as well as touring with the British and Irish Lions, has been diagnosed with stage four colorectal cancer.Smith has received intensive rounds of chemotherapy and is also undergoing radiotherapy after the cancer spread to his liver and brain. Smith, who played for the Caledonian Reds, Glasgow Caledonians, Brive and Northampton, now lives in the south of France. Continue reading...